A Better Tomorrow Trilogy Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD

In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow, an unexpected smash hit that spawned sequels, remakes and legions of imitators, gave birth to a new genre—the “heroic bloodshed” film—and firmly established Woo as a master of action cinema.

In the first film, money-launderer Ho (Ti Lung) keeps his criminal endeavours a secret from his younger brother, police officer Kit (Leslie Cheung). But when Ho and his loyal friend Mark (Chow Yun-Fat, in an effortlessly cool breakthrough performance) turn the tables on their triad boss, the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the gang once and for all.

Woo and his cast return for the sequel, in which the brothers unite to bring down another gang and save Ho’s former mentor from droves of hitmen, presented here in both its original theatrical cut and the recently unearthed Workprint Cut.

Finally, Tsui Hark’s prequel, A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon, focuses on Mark’s past during the final days of the Vietnam War, laying the foundations of the legendary gangster he will become.

John Woo and Tsui Hark’s magnificent crime trilogy is presented in glorious new 4K restorations and loaded with an extensive collection of new and archival special features, celebrating one of the most influential action trilogies in Hong Kong cinema.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

Limited Edition Packaging
• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella for each film
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Perfect-bound collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Victor Fan, Camille Zaurin and David West, archival writing by Julien Dupuy, plus an excerpt from an interview with John Woo by Stéphane Moïssakis

DISC ONE – A BETTER TOMORROW (4K ULTRA HD)
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese mono and English mono audio
• Optional English subtitles and English SDH
• New audio commentary by Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto
• New audio commentary by James Mudge
• Isolated score track
• New interviews with John Woo, Terence Chang, Chan Hing-Ka, Gordon Chan, Gareth Evans and Grady Hendrix
• Archival interviews with John Woo, Kenneth Tsang, Waise Lee and Ti Lung
• Archival UK featurette
• Introduction by John Woo filmed at Beyond Fest (2025)
• Alternate English credits
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery

DISC TWO – A BETTER TOMORROW II (4K ULTRA HD)
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation of the theatrical cut in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese mono and English mono audio
• Optional English subtitles and English SDH
• New audio commentary by Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto
• New audio commentary by James Mudge
• Isolated score track
• New interviews with John Woo, Frank Djeng and Grady Hendrix
• Fantasia Festival 2022 Artist Talk & Q&A with John Woo
• Archival interview with Tsui Hark
• Deleted and extended workprint scenes
• Alternate English credits
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery

DISC THREE – A BETTER TOMORROW II: WORKPRINT CUT (BLU-RAY)
• High Definition (1080p) presentation of the extended Workprint Cut
• Option to view the unrestored cut or a seamless branched version with restored theatrical inserts
• Original lossless Cantonese mono audio
• Optional English subtitles

DISC FOUR – A BETTER TOMORROW III: LOVE & DEATH IN SAIGON (4K ULTRA HD)
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation of the Hong Kong theatrical cut in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese mono and English mono audio
• Optional English subtitles and English SDH
• New audio commentary by David West
• New interviews with Jason Lam Kee-To, Lau Tai-Muk, Grady Hendrix and Aurélie Basha i Novosejt
• Deleted and extended scenes from the Taiwanese cut
• Alternate English credits
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

DISC FIVE – A BETTER TOMORROW III: EXTENDED CUT (4K ULTRA HD)
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation of the extended Taiwanese preview cut in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Mandarin mono and English mono audio
• Newly assembled hybrid Cantonese/Mandarin mono audio
• Optional English subtitles